Human Resources Business Partner

Job summary

Human Resources Business Partner - Maternity Leave Cover for a secondment or Fixed Term Contract ending in November 2025.

An excellent opportunity has arisen due to maternity leave for forward-thinking HR professionals to join the us here at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this is a part-time opportunity, for a experienced HR Business Partner at a Band 8a and will consider requests for flexible working arrangements.

As a HR Business Partner, you will support the Trust's Clinical Support Services Care Group and act as their primary contact for advisory support on a wide range of people management and workforce matters. You will act as a strategic and senior member of the care group leadership team as well as having opportunities to participate in Trust wide projects.

As part of the HR Business Partner team, you will work in close partnership with and be supported by the Head of HR & OD and our experienced HRBP team. You will also be part of a people directorate team compromising a range of workforce specialist including workforce intelligence, OD, recruitment, engagement and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the management of a Senior HR Adviser and an Assistant HR Advisor. The support and development of your CBU HR team will be a core feature of your role.

In this exceptional role we can offer you the opportunity to innovate, the support to develop and the scope to transform.

If you're interested in being part of an outstanding HR function, we welcome you to apply, we are looking for:

Generalist HR advisory experience in a complex and unionised environment

Experience of managing complex Employee Relation cases

Ability to work strategically in partnership of your nominated care group

Excellent communication skills

For further details please contact Jo Pickstock Head of HR & OD at joanne.pickstock@nhs.net

Please note that interviews will be held on 13th November 2024

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.